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Tennessee High/University High doubles teams win state tennis championships
MUFREESBORO, Tenn. (WCYB) — At the Spring Fling, only one girls' doubles team from the area was still in the competition on the final day. Ellyson Kovacs and Trinity Moore from Tennessee High won the lass AA girls' doubles state championship by winning 6-2 and 6-0, completing a perfect tournament and defeating every opponent 2-0.
Paige Lyons added to 2024-25 ETSU women’s basketball roster
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 24, 2024) – East Tennessee State University women’s basketball head coach Brenda Mock Brown and her staff continued adding pieces to the 2024-25 roster as they announced on Friday the signing of Paige Lyons. Lyons, a 5-foot-6 guard from Atlanta, played two seasons at East Carolina before spending the 2023-24 season at […]
East Tennessee State University raises tuition for salary increases
East Tennessee State University's (ETSU) board of trustees unanimously vote to increase tuition by 5.25% for students to pay beginning in Fall 2024. University leaders said this increase is due to a change in federal legislation.
TVA offering $50 rebate for HVAC system inspection
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will offer homeowners a $50 rebate to have their HVAC system inspected ahead of the summer season. Having an HVAC inspection will prolong the life of the unit and can save homeowners on their energy bill, the TVA said in a release Wednesday. For those […]
Town of Unicoi approves 2024-25 budget on first reading
The town of Unicoi Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the first reading of the town’s 2024-25 fiscal year budget during Monday’s meeting. The town's 2024-25 fiscal year budget is balanced, and the town will start the fiscal year with approximately $2,169,401 in the fund balance.
Food truck rally will benefit local church
A food truck rally to benefit the Erwin Church of God building fund and sponsored by Granny’s Kitchen Cannery, will be held at Blue Ridge Paddling on Saturday, June 8, from 4 to 8 p.m. Carla Veach, owner of Granny’s Kitchen, is thankful for the help of brothers Mason...
Kickoff times for 2024 ETSU football homes games announced
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced kickoff times for its 2024 home football games on Thursday as the countdown to football season has hit the 100 day mark. The Bucs will play six games at Bank of Tennessee Field at William B. Greene, Jr....
Local veterans remember fallen family at Memorial Day service
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – On Memorial Day, those who gave their lives for their country are honored. On Monday morning, the Mountain Home National Cemetery invited the community to remember the soldier who gave the ultimate sacrifice. For veterans Fred Rountree and Paul Castellano, their connection to Memorial Day goes beyond their own time […]
Woman arrested after pursuit, standoff that shut down I-81 in Kingsport
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — A woman is facing a slew of charges after a pursuit ended in a crash and standoff that shut down Interstate 81 in Kingsport. According to a preliminary crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, state troopers attempted to stop a speeding Jeep Grand Cherokee on Interstate 26 in Johnson City, […]
Dobyns-Bennett, Science Hill headline state titles in AAA Track & Field championships
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WCYB) — Following a good local showing on Tuesday for the Track and Field Championships in Class A and AA, it was time for AAA on Thursday. At the end of it all, Dobyns-Bennett and Science Hill were the East Tennessee representatives at the top of the podium - all led by the Indians' Luke Mussard, who claimed two state titles on the day.
History group enjoys program on Archives of Appalachia
The Unicoi County Historical Society met Monday, May 20, at Erwin Town Hall to hear a presentation by Ryan Bernard, education and outreach archivist with the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. Bernard, who noted he has been affiliated with ETSU for some time, told...
First responders swing for a cause at Memorial Day wiffle ball tournament
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WCYB) — To kick off Memorial Day weekend several first responders gathered for a friendly wiffle ball competition. For them it's a great time for them to come together and have some fellowship and some competition where they won't get injured which would impact their job and serving the community everyday with what they do, said event organizer Michelle Stewart, they have a tough job, those first responders are serving our community day in and day out and they're running some hard calls, long hours, this is a time for them to come together and have a little fun.
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